A Dark Tour Through Fernanda Melchor’s Veracruz A Dark Tour Through Fernanda Melchor’s Veracruz
Before she was a novelist, she covered crime and human interest for Mexican magazines. A collection of her nonfiction, This Is Not Miami,shows the building blocks of her fiction.&n...
Jul 6, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Laura Adamczyk
Remembering Marvin Kitman Remembering Marvin Kitman
He ran for president of the United States in 1964—as the candidate of Monocle magazine.
Jul 5, 2023 / Richard Lingeman
Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic
But on security and Ukraine, he’s making more sense than the crackpot establishment.
Jul 5, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Busing Migrant Family Seeking Asylum Busing Migrant Family Seeking Asylum
US-Mexico border, 2023.
Jul 5, 2023 / OppArt / Laurie Smith
Is “Asteroid City” Wes Anderson’s Greatest Film? Is “Asteroid City” Wes Anderson’s Greatest Film?
In his latest film, Anderson asks us how art and storytelling give our lives meaning.
Jul 5, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte
Moms for Liberty Came to Philly. Philly Came for Them. Moms for Liberty Came to Philly. Philly Came for Them.
This city is welcoming to just about everyone—except hateful fascist bigots, as the Moms for Liberty found out.
Jul 5, 2023 / Kim Kelly
The Miseducation of Mario Vargas Llosa The Miseducation of Mario Vargas Llosa
A recent collection, The Call of the Tribe, explains why the Peruvian writer rejected the left and embraced the thinking of Friedrich Hayek and his ilk.
Jul 5, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jack Hanson
Affirmative Action: Perfectly Fine for West Point and Annapolis—but Not Harvard Affirmative Action: Perfectly Fine for West Point and Annapolis—but Not Harvard
In a revealing footnote, Chief Justice John Roberts concedes that affirmative action has made our military stronger and more diverse.
Jul 4, 2023 / Peter Dreier
In India, It’s Getting Too Hot to Farm In India, It’s Getting Too Hot to Farm
Heat waves are pushing agricultural workers across a wide swath of India to the edge of survival.
Jul 4, 2023 / Sanket Jain